The CoronaVirusFacts/DatosCoronaVirus Alliance Database

Here is the database that gathers all of the falsehoods that have been detected by the CoronaVirusFacts/DatosCoronaVirus alliance. This database unites fact-checkers in more than 70 countries and includes articles published in at least 40 languages. Para búsquedas en español, haz clic aquí. Faça buscas em português aqui.

Fact-Checked by: Maldita.es

2020/08/03 |

FALSE: Photo from the demonstration against meassures by the German government to stop the pandemic.

Fact-Checked by: Maldita.es

2020/08/03 |

FALSE: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told people to invest in Bitcoin during the pandemic

Fact-Checked by: Maldita.es

2020/08/03 |

FALSE: Pedro Sanchez, president of government of Spain, spoke about a Scientific Committee and now the government recognize that committee never existed.

Fact-Checked by: Maldita.es

2020/08/03 |

FALSE: Mask can cause a lot of diseases, the WHO has said, and asymptomatic patients don’t pass on the virus. Also, there is a lot of false positive PCR tests.

Fact-Checked by: Maldita.es

2020/08/03 |

FALSE: An image from an episode of Futurama claims the show forbade time to travel back to 2020.

Fact-Checked by: Aos Fatos

2020/08/03 |

FALSE: A photo shows protests against measures to combat COVID-19 in Berlin

Fact-Checked by: Maldita.es

2020/08/03 |

FALSE: A video shows a mannequin being taken out of an ambulance, and claims the media is trying to fool the audience to make them think it’s a COVID-19 patient.

Fact-Checked by: Facta

2020/08/02 |

MISLEADING: A picture allegedly showing a large crowd (more than a million people) gathered in Berlin on August 1st, 2020 to protest against the restrictive measures imposed by the government during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fact-Checked by: Facta

2020/08/02 |

MISLEADING: A picture allegedly showing a large crowd gathered in Berlin on August 1st, 2020 to protest against the restrictive measures imposed by the government during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fact-Checked by: Facta

2020/08/01 |

MISLEADING: A picture allegedly showing a large crowd gathered in Berlin on August 1st, 2020 to protest against the “Health dictatorship” imposed by the government to stop the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fact-Checked by: Chequeado

2020/07/31 |

Misleading: A publication that claims that the Argentine government “wants to use” the military to test the coronavirus vaccine

Fact-Checked by: Agência Lupa

2020/07/31 |

FALSE: Eduardo Leite, governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, is taking hydroxichloroquine and ivermectin against COVID-19

Fact-Checked by: Chequeado

2020/07/31 |

FALSE: A publication that claims that a doctor from the Muñiz hospital named “Marcos Vargas” died from treating patients with coronavirus

Fact-Checked by: Chequeado

2020/07/31 |

FALSE: 63 intensive care beds were occupied by infected protesters

Fact-Checked by: Chequeado

2020/07/31 |

FALSE: The vaccine against the new coronavirus has existed since 2001

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